Oxford Intermediate School’s Parent and Community Involvement and Engagement Plan (2025-2026)

We believe that a partnership must exist between our parents and our school. We will promote positive communication between the school and our students’ homes. The school will provide a variety of opportunities for parents to be involved in activities supporting our schools. We believe teachers have a responsibility to provide the needed framework for parents to nurture their children’s instruction at home. We will provide materials that can successfully be used at home to reinforce the academic success of students. It is our goal to provide an atmosphere where parents are able to express their views and to assist in problem solving. We want parents to understand that we view them as joint policy and decision makers and plan to emphasize their roles as advocates.

Oxford Intermediate School will hold parent/community meetings in which we will provide information regarding the school curriculum, academic assessments, student progress, and the proficiency requirements that students are expected to meet to progress from grade to grade. Through regular meetings and yearly surveys, parents will have an opportunity to make suggestions and participate in decisions relating to the education of their children.

• Open House
  People Responsible (Who will be doing it?)	Teachers, school administrators, PTO
  Timeline (When will it be done?)	Day before school starts
  Steps (How will it be done?)	PTO and administrators will collaborate and plan
  Accountability and Evaluations (How will success be measured?)	Attendance and parent feedback on Studer Parent Satisfaction Surveys

• Back-to-School Parent / Data Night
  People Responsible (Who will be doing it?)	PLC Leaders, school administrators
  Timeline (When will it be done?)	Two to three weeks after the start of school
  Steps (How will it be done?)	Admin, Counselors, and Core Teachers will collaborate and plan
  Accountability and Evaluations (How will success be measured?)	Attendance and parent feedback on Studer Parent Satisfaction Surveys

• Parent/Teacher Conferences
  People Responsible (Who will be doing it?)	Teachers, school administrators, counselors
  Timeline (When will it be done?)	October / April
  Steps (How will it be done?)	Teachers will reach out to parents or parents will reach out to the counselor to set up conferences.
  Accountability and Evaluations (How will success be measured?)	Attendance and parent feedback on Studer Parent Satisfaction Surveys

• Book Fair & Family Night
  People Responsible (Who will be doing it?)	Library personnel
  Timeline (When will it be done?)	October (Fall) and Spring
  Steps (How will it be done?)	Ms. Daughdrill will collaborate with vendor(s). She and parent volunteers will coordinate.
  Accountability and Evaluations (How will success be measured?)	Parent feedback on Studer Parent Satisfaction Surveys

• Social Studies Parent Nights
  People Responsible (Who will be doing it?)	Social Studies Teachers
  Timeline (When will it be done?)	December and May
  Steps (How will it be done?)	Social Studies teachers plan what these nights entail.
  Accountability and Evaluations (How will success be measured?)	Attendance and parent feedback on Studer Parent Satisfaction Surveys

• Spring Semester PTO Meeting
  People Responsible (Who will be doing it?)	PTO, teachers, school administrators
  Timeline (When will it be done?)	Spring
  Steps (How will it be done?)	PTO & Admin will select a date to meet in OIS’ conference room.
  Accountability and Evaluations (How will success be measured?)	Attendance and parent feedback on Studer Parent Satisfaction Surveys

1. Oxford Intermediate School will support student learning in the following ways:
   1. provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables students to meet Mississippi’s academic achievement standards as follows:
      • All teachers will meet in the content area Professional Learning Communities twice each week. During PLCs teachers will discuss and plan common assessments, review, and discuss test data, students’ misconceptions, and discuss instructional strategies. Teachers will plan collaboratively.
   2. Hold parent-teacher conferences during which this compact will be discussed as it relates to the individual student’s academic achievement.
      • Teachers will contact parents of the students in their class who are failing (not on track for promotion) at the end of each 9 weeks period. Teachers will set up parent/teacher conferences with students who are struggling. Parents may reach out to teachers or the counselor to set up a parent-teacher conference as needed. Administrators will be involved in the conference.
   3. Provide parents with frequent reports on their children’s progress.
      • Parents have access to Powerschool where grades are reflected live. Progress Reports will be sent home (paper copies) at the end of every 9 weeks. Teachers will complete the “Positive Affirmations” by communicating a positive teacher/student/ peer experience with at least 5 students per week.
   4. Provide parents reasonable access to staff.
      • Teachers, administrators, and our counselor will be available to meet with parents and discuss individual student achievement on non-duty/non-PLC  mornings before school and during their planning periods. Parents also have access to staff via school status and email.
   5. Provide parents opportunities to volunteer in their child’s school and to participate in school activities.
      • Parents are encouraged to volunteer in school activities and functions such as classroom activities, field trips, parental involvement meetings, PTO, Book Fair, etc. Parents may observe classrooms if needed, after the counselor and teacher schedule the meeting.
2. Parents will support student learning in the following ways:
   • Parents will ensure students are staying current with assignments and important information. 
   • Parents will have their student present and on time for school whenever possible. 
   • Parents will encourage students to read at least 20 minutes per day. 
   • Parents will attend, or request teacher-parent conferences as needed. 
   • Parents will read weekly agendas. 
   • Parents will participate in Parental Involvement Nights.
   • Parents will participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to their children’s education. 
   • Parents will have access to standards-based assessments to use and help students clear up misconceptions and study. 
   • Parents will understand and support grading and teaching. 
   • Parents will check Schoology daily to stay updated on announcements and assignments.
3. Students will share the responsibility to improve academic achievement in the following ways:
   • Read at least 20 minutes every day outside of school time
   • Complete homework and assignments
   • Attend class
   • Check Schoology for important teacher and school announcements
   • Students will review missed questions on assessments

Oxford Intermediate School will:

1. Foster parental involvement and community engagement by providing information regarding curriculum standards and student achievement within the school and district. Oxford Intermediate School will provide materials and training as applicable. Training will focus on helping parents to prepare and assist their children for learning at school and at home. Training will also focus on building community partnerships. When practical, information regarding training, meetings, and activities will be provided in a language parents and community members can understand.

   • Back-to-School Data Night
     People Responsible (Who will be doing it?)	PLC Leaders, school administrators
     Timeline (When will it be done?)	Within the first two to three weeks of school
     Steps (How will it be done?)	Subject area teachers will explain standards-based grading platforms
     Accountability and Evaluations (How will success be measured?)	Attendance and parent feedback on Studer Parent Satisfaction Surveys

   • Reading Fair
     People Responsible (Who will be doing it?)	Librarian
     Timeline (When will it be done?)	October 2025 and Spring 2026
     Steps (How will it be done?)	Parents and students will talk about and purchase books
     Accountability and Evaluations (How will success be measured?)	Student reading logs, IRL Levels

   • Subject-Area Parent Night
     People Responsible (Who will be doing it?)	Subject-area teachers
     Timeline (When will it be done?)	December and May
     Steps (How will it be done?)	Subject-area teachers will collect students’ artifacts to discuss and display on subject area night
     Accountability and Evaluations (How will success be measured?)	Attendance and parent feedback on Studer Parent Satisfaction Surveys

   • Social media posts about meetings, activities, and trainings
     People Responsible (Who will be doing it?)	OIS Social Media administrator team
     Timeline (When will it be done?)	As events and meetings arise
     Steps (How will it be done?)	Teachers and staff will communicate upcoming dates and events to social media administrators to be posted
     Accountability and Evaluations (How will success be measured?)	Attendance and parent feedback on Studer Parent Satisfaction Surveys

2. Educate teachers, administrators, and other staff concerning the value of parent and community contributions. The school will also train staff how to work with parents as equal partners and build community partnerships.

   • Faculty/Staff training to enhance school/home partnerships
     People Responsible (Who will be doing it?)	School administrators
     Timeline (When will it be done?)	August 2025 to May 2026
     Steps (How will it be done?)	Administration with the assistance of Improvement Coaches will use PLC Meetings and faculty meetings  to discuss ways teachers can work with parents and build community partnerships.
     Accountability and Evaluations (How will success be measured?)	Parent feedback on Studer Parent Satisfaction Surveys

Oxford Intermediate School will provide full opportunities for parental involvement for parents of children who are homeless, limited English proficient, have disabilities, or migratory status. Information provided to parents will, to the extent practical, be offered in a language they can understand.

• Special Populations Parent Night
  People Responsible (Who will be doing it?)	Central Office EL, Special Education Department Representative, OSD Homeless Liaison, and OIS Teachers and Administrators
  Timeline (When will it be done?)	Fall and Spring
  Steps (How will it be done?)	Fact-to-face meetings
  Accountability and Evaluations (How will success be measured?)	Attendance and parent feedback on Studer Parent Satisfaction Surveys

Parent Involvement Statement of Adoption

This Parental Involvement Plan has been developed jointly with and agreed upon by parents of children at Oxford Intermediate School.

Effective Date of Plan

The Parental Involvement Plan was developed by Chase Goolsby on October 1, 2025, and will be in effect for the period of the 2025-2026 school year.

Distribution on the Parent Involvement Plan

Oxford Intermediate School will distribute the Parental Involvement Plan to all parents and will make it available to the community on or before October 31, 2025.

Parents, Staff, and Community Members who Participated in the Development of the Plan

• Chase Goolsby 
• Molly McNeely 
• Naomi King
• Brooks Gregory
• Jill Stevens
• Lee Ann Stubbs 
• Ashley Moore